Terms Used In New York Laws > Environmental Conservation > Article 52 > Title 9 - Historic Preservation, Municipal Park and Urban Cultural Parks Projects

• Commissioner: means the commissioner of environmental conservation except that within and for the purposes of title nine of this article, the term shall mean the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Cost: means the cost of an approved project, which shall include engineering and architectural services, plans and specifications, consultant and legal services, and other direct expenses incident to such project less any federal assistance received or to be received and any other assistance from responsible parties or otherwise. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Federal assistance: shall mean funds available, other than by loan, from the federal government, either directly or through allocation by the state for construction or program purposes pursuant to any federal law or program. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Governing body: means
  
  (a) in the case of a town, a town board;
  
  (b) in the case of a county outside of the city of New York, the county board of supervisors or other elective governing body;
  
  (c) in the case of a city or village, the local legislative body thereof, as the term is defined in the municipal home rule law;
  
  (d) in the case of a public benefit corporation, the board of directors, members or trustees thereof;
  
  (e) in the case of a school district, the board of education thereof;
  
  (f) in the case of a supervisory district, the board of cooperative educational services thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Historic preservation project: means :
  
  (a) State historic preservation projects. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Municipal park project: means a project including an urban cultural park undertaken by a municipality for the acquisition, development or improvement of outdoor or indoor recreation facilities, including, but not limited to site acquisition, improvement, construction, reconstruction and improvement of structures, roads and parking facilities. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Municipality: except as otherwise defined within this article, means a city, county, town, village, public benefit corporation or school district or an improvement district within a city, county, town or village, or Indian tribe residing within New York state, or any combination thereof. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Not-for-profit corporation: means a corporation formed pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and qualified for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Office: means the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101
• Public access: means access to lands for public use, including stream rights and waterways. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 52-0101